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British FTSE 100 decreases 0.03 pct on Friday

Xinhua, September 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Friday decreases by 0.03 percent, or 1.97 points, to 6,909.43 points.

Share price of Anglo American increased by 3.31 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Ashtead Group, Persimmon, Barratt Developments and Mediclinic International increased by 2.67 percent, 2.28 percent, 2.09 percent and 1.99 percent respectively .

Polymetal International led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of ITV (3.86 percent), BAE Systems (2.42 percent), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (2.09 percent) and Pearson (2.07 percent). Endit